StickSafe in Nursing Times, March 2010
Clare Lomas, Nursing Times
A device designed to stop nurses from manually re-sheathing needles could help to significantly reduce the number of needlestick injuries…
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StickSafe in Dexigner, February 2010
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StickSafe in BioPortfolio, February 2010
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StickSafe in Yacht and Vacations Charter, February 2010
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StickSafe in Ambulance Today, October 2009
Declan Heneghan, Ambulance Today
Sticksafe is a simple, environmentally friendly, low cost device that can significantly reduce needlestick injuries from hypodermic needles. Its innovative design intuitively encourages healthcare workers to adopt safer workplace practices…
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Spreading the Word for Safer Sharps
Ron Stoker, International Sharps Injury Prevention Magazine
“Since becoming aware of the problem of needlestick injury while studying for an MA in industrial design engineering at The Royal College of Art in London, England, Michael Korn has worked tenaciously at developing an effective, low-cost and easy-to-adopt solution to prevent needlesticks.
He devoted a large part fo his study time and most of his private time to meeting with nurses, infection control workers, junior doctors, ward managers, senior clinicians and researchers and patient safety experts to better understand the situations where needlestick injuries arise and then to test his solution to reducing the incidence of needlestick by 53 percent. His solution, StickSafe, incorporates a patented clutch mechanism into a paper-pulp tray or bowl, and allows needles to be safely recapped and separated from syringes.
“I invent simple solutions to complex problems,” Korn states, “StickSafe is an award-winning product that will significantly reduce the incidence of needlestick injury by ensuring that standard needles are used and disposed of safely.”
The trays are soon to be trialled in the United Kingdom, and Korn hopes to bring the invention soon to the United States.”
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Stick Safely with StickSafe
UnLtd Magazine
“Michael Korn, one of our Medical Futures Award Winners from the summer is an industrial design engineer who likes to invent simple solutions to complex problems in order to make life better. Last year he had a brilliant opportunity to further develop his idea, StickSafe.
100,000 needle stick injuries are reported in the UK every year, making it the second most common injury to healthcare workers in the NHS. It is a huge and dangerous global problem, especially in developing countries and, according to the WHO, is costing around £5bn to prevent and treat. StickSafe is an award winning product that will significantly reduce the incidence of needle stick injury by ensuring that standard needles can be used and disposed of safely.
By incorporating Michael’s patented clutch mechanism into a paper-pulp medical tray or bowl, StickSafe allows needles to be safely re-capped and separated from syringes. The trays are soon to be trialled in the UK and at the moment Michael is looking for hospitals to be involved in this trial.
Please do get in touch with Michael if you are interested in being involved you can emal him on info@sticksafe.com”
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When designers get a head for business, the results can be surprising
Ursula Milton, Financial Times
“The MBA programme at Tanaka Business School, Imperial College, London, includes an entrepreneurship course offering fellowships to Royal College of Art and Imperial graduates and doctoral researchers. The aim is to give participants a better idea of what a great idea might look like and how to get it to market. Recent projects have included:Redesigning the wheel: Osmar Rodrigues completed a doctorate in vehicle design at RCA. Growing up in Brazil’s rugged countryside, he was aware that 90 per cent of agricultural……”
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The Agenda – StickSafe
Steve Watson, EasyJet Infligh1t Magazine
“The StickSafe hospital tray reduces the chance of needle stick accidents occurring in hospitals and other medical environments and, its maker says, could save lives, time and money.”
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Young People In Medical Engineering
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
“Sticksafe Hospital Tray, designed by Michael Korn StickSafe is a hospital tray that has been designed to radically reduce the risk of needle stick injury to medical workers. The device was developed by Michael Korn of RCA Industrial Design Engineering. Needle stick injury, a common and dangerous problem for all users of medical needles, is the accidental jabbing of oneself or others with used, contaminated needles, which can lead to healthcare workers contracting blood-borne diseases e.g. HIV infection and hepatitis, from the patients they are treating. Needle stick injury is the second most commonly reported accident in the UK National Health Service (NHS) with around 100,000 cases reported annually. The costs to the NHS have been estimated to be greater than £ 300 million….”
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Imperial Awards £25k to young entrepreneurs medical safety design
Science/Business.net
“An innovative product which could reduce needle stick injuries in hospitals and embed safety in medical practice was the idea behind the winning entry to the College’s biggest multi-disciplinary business plan competition. The New Business Challenge, run by the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Tanaka Business School, held its prize-giving ceremony last week.
THE LIFT, a group of five students…..”
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Budding Entrepreneurs win £25,000 for their Innovative Business Plan
Naomi Weston, Imperial College Reporter
“An innovative product which could reduce needle stick injuries in hospitals and embed safety in medical practice was the idea behind the winning entry to the College’s biggest multi-disciplinary business plan competition. The New Business Challenge, run by the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Tanaka Business School, held its prize-giving ceremony last week. THE LIFT, a group of five students from the Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) course and the Tanaka Business School, won…..”